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The Fun-Time Calendar Jun 1 - 3 • ShuttleBration Weekend • Space Center Houston, Nasa Parkway @ Saturn, Nassau Bay • spacecenter.org • 281-244-2100 Jun 2 • AIA Sandcastle Competition • 8:30am- 5:00pm •Fun in the sun for all. Don’t forget the sunscreen! • Galveston East Beach • 1923 Boddeker Rd • aiasandcastle.com • 713-520-0155 Jun 2 • Kids Workshop- Build an Organizer • 9:00am- 12:00pm • Kids can build an organizer to store hair bands, race car or make a great gift for DAD! • Free • 5-12 yrs • At your local Home Depot • homedepot.com
Jun 3 • Target’s Free First Sunday • 12:00pm- 6:00pm • You’re invited to visit the Children’s Museum of Houston for free every first Sunday of the month, courtesy of Target! • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138 Jun 4, 11 & 18 • Splash into Summer Reading • 10:00am • Stories and songs during storytime. Kids may log the books they read or have read to them to earn prizes. • 1yr-Kinder • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330
Jun 2 • Comedy Sportz 4 Kidz • 4:00pm • Created for our younger fans and their families, features three all-star performers who invent the performance with the help of the audience. • Comedy Sportz Arena • 901 Town & Country Blvd. • Houston • comedysportzhouston.com
Jun 4, 11& 18 • Surf into Reading • 11:00am • Readers will visit all types of books and learn how they relate to living a positive and moral life. Our readers will participate in book discussions, as well as enjoy music and sharing with others. Each surfer will have a tracker to note the number of minutes they read each week. • Completed 1st-6th grade • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330
Jun 3 • Summer Blast • 12:00pm3:00pm • A time for kids to celebrate the beginning of summer. Families are invited to join us after church for snocones, popcorn, hot dogs, inflatables and games! No registration is required for this free event. • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330
Jun 4 • Afternoon Adventures: Sheriff Jack and the Beanstalk • 2:00pm & 3:15pm • Come for a new twist on an old tale. Tickets for this and other events are free and available the day of the event. All children must be able to sit through a program without a parent. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592
June 2012 Jun 5 - 7 • Summer Movie ClubhouseJourney 2: The Mysterious Island • 10:00am • Cinemark 19 Katy, 1030 W. Grand Pkwy. N • cinemark.com
Jun 5 • Family Night • 5:00pm • WATER FUN: cool off from the summer heat with water gun fights, bucket races, and other water games. Plus, face painting and balloon animals by Katy Mae the Clown. Kids are advised to wear a swimsuit and bring a towel. • Chickfil-A Cinco Ranch • 281-395-1114 • chick-fil-a.com/cincoranch
Jun 5, 8,12,15,26 & 29 • Parents Day Out • 9:00am- 1:00pm • Four Hours of fun including a warm up, games, relay Jun 6 • Once Upon races, gymnastics, open a Puppet Play gym time and more! Find even more R u m p e l s t i l t s k i n Don’t forget to pack Marionette Puppet a lunch! Pre-register family friendly Show • 2:00pm & $15/students; $17/ 3:00pm• A free handnon-resistered events at stamp, which is required students. Day of: for admission, will $20/everyone. • 3 be available one hour yrs. (potty trained)-14 before the program. • yrs. • Westwood Gym, Entering 1st-5th grade • 23333 Taswell Dr • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • 281-347-2000 • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 westwoodgym.com
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Jun 5 • Summer Reading Program: Registration Kickoff • 2:30pm- 4:00pm • We have a summer reading program for everyone - children, teen and adults! Register for the summer reading program and enjoy refreshments. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Jun 5 • Special Program - Snake Man • 3:00pm & 4:00pm • Tickets will be released an hour before program starts. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885
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Jun 6 • Family Night • 5:00pm • WATER FUN: cool off from the summer heat with water gun fights, bucket races, and other water games. Plus, face painting and balloon animals by Katy Mae the Clown. Kids are advised to wear a swimsuit and bring a towel. • Chick-fil-A Mason Rd • chick-fil-a.com/masonroad • 281-579-9460 Jun 7 • Infant Explorers • 10:30am • All materials are furnished. • 0-36 months. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885
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The Fun-Time Calendar Jun 8, 15 & 22 • Friday Night Social • 6:00pm9:00pm • For Special Needs Population and their siblings. Pizza and other goodies included. • $30/child • 13 yrs. & up • The Creator’s Kids • thecreatorskids.com • 281-394-3412 Jun 9 • Build and Grow-Monkey Powered Plane • 10:00am- 11:00am • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com Jun 10 • Build and Grow-Monkey Powered Plane • 2:00pm- 3:00pm • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com Jun 11 & 25 • Teen Summer Program: Play with Your Food Crafts • 2:30pm- 5:00pm • You as a cupcake, you as pasta, false teeth, candy sushi. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Jun 11 • Afternoon Adventures: Magic Show with Steve Burton • 2:00pm & 3:15pm • Abracadabra! Find the magic in reading. Tickets for this and other events are free and available the day of the event. All children must be able to sit through a program without a parent. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592
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Jun 12 • Special Program - A Day in the Sand • 3:00pm • Tickets will be released an hour before program starts. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Jun 12 • Family Night • 5:00pm • FATHERS DAY: Let dad’s know how special they are by creating a #1 Dad medal. Plus, enjoy free face painting & balloon animals by Katy Mae the Clown. • Chick-fil-A Cinco Ranch • chick-fil-a.com/cincoranch • 281-395-1114
Jun 13 • Wings, Stings & Leggy Things Entertaining Information About Insects • 2:00pm & 3:00pm • A free hand-stamp, which is required for admission, will be available one hour before the program. • Entering 1st-5th grades • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311
Jun 16 • 2012 Brookshire Juneteenth Festival • 11:00am- 6:00pm • Live entertainment, food, booths, rides, and more. • City of Brookshire • cityofbrookshire.org
Jun 12 & 19 • Camp Bear Creek 2012 • 9:00am12:00pm • Nature: Crafts, games, recreation, snacks, devotional and fellowship. Campers should arrive 15 minutes early and wear their camp T-shirts. Registration is due a week before the camp. • $15 • 4 yrs.-5th grade • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330
Jun 14 • Camp Adventure Days 2012 • 9:00am12:00pm • Campers will board the bus with a sack lunch and take an adventure to discover the world around them. Campers should arrive 15 minutes early and wear their camp T-shirts. Registration is due a week before the camp. • $25 • 1st-5th grades • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330
Jun 12 & 19• Camp Wee Ones 2012 • 9:00am12:00pm • Nature: Games and activities at an ageappropriate level, snack and playground time. Campers should arrive 15 minutes early and wear their camp t-shirts. • $12 • 18 months - 3 yrs. • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330
Jun 14 • Free Play for All • 10:30am • All ages • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885
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Jun 15 • Friday Night Lights - Aristocats • 6:00pm- 9:00pm • Drop your children off for a Friday Night of theatre while you enjoy an evening free! PreRegistration REQUIRED - NO last minute Drop Offs permitted. • $24 per Child. Each additional Sibling is $20. • 3+ yrs. • KVPAC, 2501 South Mason Rd, # 290 • kvpac.org • 281-829-2787 Jun 16 • Public Train Ride • 9:00am- 1:00pm • We have specially designed cars for the young and the young at heart who enjoy hearing the clickety-clack of the rails. • Free • All • Zube Park, 17802 Roberts Rd (off Hwy 290 & Katy Hockley Cutoff) • hals.org
Jun 13 • Family Night • 5:00pm • FATHERS DAY: Let dad’s know how special they are by creating a #1 Dad medal. Plus, enjoy free face painting & balloon animals by Katy Mae the Clown. • Chick-fil-A Mason Rd • chick-fil-a.com/masonroad • 281-579-9460
Jun 12 • Children’s Summer Program: Father’s Day Card Making • 2:30pm- 4:15pm • Make a card for dad and/or granddad. All supplies will be provided. Tickets are required, free, and may be picked up the Monday before each Tuesday event. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509
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Jun 13 • Summer Daze with Pizzazz Skate and Serve • 9:00am- 4:00pm • Children will enjoy public skate time at Memorial City Mall Ice Skating Rink. Then we will kick off our Boot Camp summer with a visit to the Armed Forces offices at the mall. Reservations required by 3:00 pm on Monday, June 11! Bring bag lunch, water will be provided. Register Online Gather for departure by 8:45 am downstairs in Student Building on drive thru side. • $25/child • Completed Kinder-completed 5th grade • The Fellowship at Cinco Ranch, Westheimer Pkwy & Peek Rd • thefellowship.org • 281-395-3950
Jun 12, 19 & 26 • Lunch Bunch Bible Study • 12:00pm- 2:00pm • Students are invited to B.Y.O.Bible and to read a great Steven Kellogg story and learn life lessons from God’s word. Bring your lunch and join us! • Free • Completed Kinder-completed 5th grade • The Fellowship at Cinco Ranch, Westheimer Pkwy & Peek Rd • thefellowship.org • 281-395-3950
Jun 12 - 14 • Summer Movie ClubhouseHappy Feet 2 • 10:00am • Cinemark 19 Katy, 1030 W. Grand Pkwy. N • cinemark.com
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Jun 14 • Make Your Own Magnet • 2:00pm • Teens are invited to decorate their own magnet at the library. Come and create something pretty to put on your refrigerator. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Jun 15 & 16 • Aristocats • Enjoy KVPAC’s Summer Broadway Series Productions performed by Student Actors. • $6 • KVPAC, 2501 South Mason Rd, # 290 • kvpac.org • 281-829-2787 Jun 15 • Good Dog! • 2:00pm- 3:00pm • Get tips from a professional dog trainer on how to raise a
Jun 16 • Father’s Day Frontier Survival Class • 11:00am- 2:00pm • Learn necessary skills such as fire making, hide tanning and more! Limited to 30 each session. • George Ranch Historical Park • georgeranch.org • 281-343-0218
Jun 18 • Living Word Play Group • 9:30am11:00am • Join moms and kids (5 and under) in the Gathering Place, for a fun morning of circle-time, crafts, coffee, and just time to hang out! • Living Word Lutheran Church - Gathering Place • Katy • livingwordkaty.org Jun 18 • Afternoon Adventures: Lego Building • 2:00pm & 3:15pm • Ready for summer time? School Aged children are invited to come build things out of Legos. Come learn how to build machines, mosaics, and more! Tickets for this and other events are free and available the day of the event. All children must be able to sit through a program without a parent. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Jun 18 • Dinner and a Marriage • 7:00pm8:30pm • At Dinner and a Marriage®, couples will receive marriage encouragement while enjoying a delicious Italian dinner and dessert for an affordable minimum donation of $35--all at one of the most popular restaurants in Katy. Dinner and a Marriage® is a special date night for married couples. Space is limited. To reserve a spot, contact thehursts@homeencouragement.org. • Hasta La Pasta Italian Restaurant • homeencouragement.org • thehursts@homeencouragement Jun 19 - 21 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Rio • 10:00am • Cinemark 19 Katy, 1030 W. Grand Pkwy. N • cinemark.com Jun 19 • Children’s Summer Program: Reptiles by Nature Discovery Center • 2:30pm- 3:15pm • Turtles, lizards, alligators and more! Tickets are required,
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The Fun-Time Calendar free, and may be picked up the Monday before each Tuesday event. • 5+ yrs. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Jun 19 • Special Program - Color Windows • 3:00pm • Tickets will be released an hour before program starts. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Jun 19 • Family Night • 5:00pm • CIRCUS: Under the Big Top come and play, a circus awaits at Chick-fil-A! Kids dressed like a circus performer (ring leader, lion or lion tamer, acrobat, clown, strong man, etc) will receive a FREE Nuggets Kids Meal (4-count). • Chick-fil-A Cinco Ranch • chick-fil-a.com/cincoranch • 281-395-1114 Jun 20 • Summer Daze with Pizzazz Ice Cream, You Scream! • 9:00am- 4:00pm • Come tour the famous Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham. Then enjoy the afternoon with 1850’s daily activities on the Barrington Living History Farm located at Washington on the Brazos. Reservations required - deadline is June 18! Bring bag lunch, water will be provided. Gather for departure by 8:45 am downstairs in Student Building on drive thru side. • $25/child • Completed Kinder-completed 5th grade • The Fellowship at Cinco Ranch, Westheimer Pkwy & Peek Rd • thefellowship.org • 281-395-3950
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Jun 20 • Tales About Tails Storyteller with Animal Stories • 2:00pm & 3:00pm • A free hand-stamp, which is required for admission, will be available one hour before the program. • Entering 1st-5th grades • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 Jun 20 • Family Night • 5:00pm • CIRCUS: Under the Big Top come and play, a circus awaits you! Kids dressed like a circus performer will receive a FREE Nuggets Kids Meal (4-count). • Chick-fil-A Mason Rd • 281-579-9460 • chick-fil-a.com/masonroad Jun 21 • Camp Adventure Days 2012 • 9:00am- 12:00pm • Campers will board the bus with a sack lunch and take an adventure to discover the world around them. Campers should arrive 15 minutes early and wear their camp T-shirts. Registration is due a week before the camp. • $25 • 1st-5th grades • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330 Jun 21 • Preschool Picassos • 10:30am • All materials are furnished. • 3-5 yrs. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Jun 22 - 23 • Matt Musil’s Hoops for Kids • 8:30am- 12:30pm • Focuses on basketball fundamentals, including shooting, dribbling, passing and teamwork, plus tips to improve what kids already
know. Includes T-shirt, snacks, lunch and drinks. Campers must wear shorts, T-shirt and basketball shoes. • $25 • Completed 1st-4th grade • Bear Creek United Methodist Church • Houston Northwest Community Center • bearcreekumc.org • 281-463-2330 Jun 23 • Build and GrowMadagascar 3 Luxury Assault Vehicle • 10:00am • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com Jun 23 • Practice SAT Test • 10:30am- 2:30pm • Teens, call or come by to register to take a free SAT practice test administered by Kaplan. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Jun 23 • Kidgits Super-Duper Mini Chefs • 12:00pm- 2:00pm • This event introduces kids to the fun world of cooking and the joy of playing with your food! • Katy Mills Mall • AMC Plaza • katymills.com Jun 24 • Build and GrowMadagascar 3 Luxury Assault Vehicle • 2:00pm- 3:00pm • Free • At your local Lowes Store • buildandgrow.com Jun 25 • Preschool Playhouse Summer PlayDate • 9:00am- 11:00am • Join Ms. Jenn for a special summer play date! Red White & Blue crafts for you. Kids get into the Summer holiday spirit and learn a little history too. Plus, enjoy singing,
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dancing, story time and play-dough. • Chick-fil-A Mason Rd • 281-579-9460 • chick-fil-a.com/masonroad Jun 25 • Afternoon Adventures: Puppet Pizzazz • 2:00pm & 3:15pm • They’re BACK! Puppet Pizzazz will be here to show off their puppets ranging from marionettes to life-sized. There is even one made from garbage. Tickets for this and other events are free and available the day of the event. All children must be able to sit through a program without a parent. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Jun 26 - 28 • Summer Movie Clubhouse- Kung Fu Panda 2 • 10:00am • Cinemark 19 Katy, 1030 W. Grand Pkwy. N • cinemark.com Jun 26 • Children’s Summer Program: Red Riding Reads by Cher Duffin, Storyteller • 2:30pm3:15pm • Cher Duffin presents the story of Red searching for clues to solve a puzzling mystery. Tickets are required, free, and may be picked up the Monday before each Tuesday event. • 5+ yrs. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Jun 26 • Special Program - Marble Painting • 3:00pm • Tickets will be released an hour before program starts. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Jun 26 • Family Night • 5:00pm • FRUITS & VEGGIES: Its National Fruits
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The Fun-Time Calendar & Veggies Month! Learn interesting nutrition facts and sample some of our most nutritious items while kids can color different yummy veggies! • Chick-fil-A Cinco Ranch • chick-fil-a.com/cincoranch • 281-395-1114 Jun 27 • Ha-Yah! Taekwondo! • 2:00pm & 3:00pm• A free hand-stamp, which is required for admission, will be available one hour before the program. • Entering 1st-5th grades • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 Jun 27 • Family Night • 5:00pm • FRUITS & VEGGIES: Its National Fruits & Veggies Month! Learn interesting nutrition facts and sample some of our most nutritious items while kids can color different yummy veggies! • Chick-fil-A Mason Rd • chick-fil-a.com/masonroad • 281-579-9460 Jun 28 • Build It! • 10:30am • A time for your child to explore their creativity and see what they can build. • 3+ yrs. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Jun 28 • Build a Survival Kit • 2:00pm • In case of a disaster, what would you do? Teens are invited to come build a kit with everything they would need to survive in an emergency. • Teens • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Jun 28 • 2012 SOUNDS LIKE FUN!-Classical Jukebox • 7:30pm • The Houston Symphony comes to your neighborhood and continues its commitment to the community with its annual Sounds Like Fun! Series. These FREE performances are relaxed, dynamic and designed for the whole family • The Church Without Walls • 5725 Queenston • .houstonsymphony.org/education/ childrenfamilies/soundslikefunconcerts.aspx Jun 29 • Preschool Playhouse Summer PlayDate • 9:00am- 11:00am • Join Ms. Jenn for
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a special summer play date! Red White & Blue crafts for you. Kids get into the Summer holiday spirit and learn a little history too. Plus, enjoy singing, dancing, story time and play-dough. • Chick-fil-A Cinco Ranch • chick-fil-a.com/cincoranch • 281-395-1114 Jun 29 • Friday Night Lights - Monster in Closet • 6:00pm- 9:00pm • Drop your children off for a Friday Night of theatre while you enjoy an evening free! Pre-Registration REQUIRED - NO last minute Drop Offs permitted. • $24 per Child. Each additional Sibling is $20. • 3+ yrs. • KVPAC, 2501 South Mason Rd, # 290 • kvpac.org • 281-829-2787 Jun 29 & 30 • There’s a Monster in My Closet •Performances at 7pm on the 29th and 2&7pm on the 30th. Enjoy KVPAC’s Summer Broadway Series Productions performed by Student Actors. • $6 • KVPAC, 2501 South Mason Rd, # 290 • kvpac.org • 281-829-2787
Ongoing Pinkalicious The Musical • This play is based on the book by Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann. Performances are Fridays @7:30pm, Saturdays @2pm & 5pm and Sundays @2pm only from Jun 8 - Jul 29. Recommended for Pre-K and up. Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater. • Main Street Theater • mainstreettheater.com • 713-524-6706 Hands-On History Summer • Join us this summer for our Hands-On History Hour every day at 10am and 2pm. Learn about 1830s frontier skills, explore Civil War era etiquette or try your hand at open-air cooking. These special experiences and more will be offered throughout the Park and will rotate on a weekly basis all summer long. Check out our website at www.georgeranch.org for the full-list of special experiences. • George Ranch Historical
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Park • 10215 FM 762 • Richmond • georgeranch.org • 281-343-0218 Summer Reading Program • Begins June 4th. This year’s theme will be “Get a Clue”. There will be weekly storytimes, special programs, and crafts for children of all ages. In addition to the normal storytimes, special schoolage programs include a magic show, a juggler, puppets, and more. Children who read at least 10 books or hours will receive a certificate and a free book. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Teen Summer Reading Program • Begins June 4th. This year’s theme will be “TSI: Realm of the Unknown!” Special teenage programs include crafts, book discussions, game days and more. Young adults who complete the summer reading program will receive a prize. • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Instructables: Made In Your Mind • Children’s Museum of Houston encourages innovation with its new DIY exhibit inspired by Instructables website. • Childrens Museum of Houston • cmhouston.org • 713-522-1138
MONDAY Baby Bounce • 10:30am • 3-18 months • Katy Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Genealogy Lunchbox • 12:00pm • Bring your lunch for an informal genealogy get-together • Free • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Tween Cafe • 3:00pm • 10-12 yrs. • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 Teen Programs • 4:00pm • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885
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The Fun-Time Calendar TUESDAY Toddler Time • 10:15am • 12-36mo. • Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-633-4675 Toddler Storytime • 10:15am & 11:15am • Free • 18-36 months • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Mother Goose Time • 10:30am • 1-12 mo. • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 Preschool Storytime • 10:30am • Free • 3-5 yrs • Katherine Tyra Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Toddler Time • 10:30am • Free • 1836 months • Katy Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Infant Storytime • 11:15am • Free • 0-18 months • Katherine Tyra Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Story Time • 2:00pm • 3-6 yrs • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 School-Age Programs • 3:00pm • 1st-5th grades • Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-633-4675
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Tweeners • 5:00pm • Free • Grades 6-8 • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885
Toddler Storytime • 10:15am • Free • 18-36 months • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592
LaCenterra’s Summer Sounds Concert Series • 6:00pm- 9:00pm • LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch • lacenterra.com • 281-395-5533
Toddler Time • 10:30am • 12-36 months • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 Toddler Storytime • 10:30 & 11:00am • Free • 18-36 months • Katherine Tyra Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Pre-school Storytime • 11:15am • Stories, fingerplays and songs are featured • Free • 3-5 yrs • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Knitting & Crochet Club • 1:00pm • learn new techniques, teach someone else, or just hang out with other crafters, All ages welcome • Free • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Tween Program • 3:00pm • 10-12 yrs. • Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-633-4675 Kid’s Korner Storytime • 4:00pm • School-aged Children • Katherine Tyra
THURSDAY Pat-a-Cake Club Infant Storytime • 10:15am & 11:15am • Each Session will last about 20 minutes. • Free • 0-12 Months • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-492-8592 Story Time • 10:15am • Free • 3-6yrs • Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-633-4675 Preschool Storytime • 10:30am • Recommended for children 3 to 6 years old. Stories, songs, fingerplays, and occasional • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Toddler Time • 10:30am • 12-36 months • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311 IPad Arcade Game Zone • 2:15pm4:00pm • Play iPad games on a big screen and compete against your friends. Also,
June 2012 choose from a rotating selection of Wii games. • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509 Bear Creek Knitting Club • 4:00pm • It is a place to share ideas, to learn new knitting techniques or to teach someone else a new knitting skill. Don’t miss out on the weekly fun!! Make sure to bring your needles and yarn. All ages welcome. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885 Pajama Night Story Time • 7:00pm • Gives families an evening option for the activities presented during the daytime • Free • Cinco Ranch Branch Library • fortbend.lib.tx.us • 281-395-1311
FRIDAY Friday @ the Movies • 1:00pm • All ages • Maud Marks Branch Library • hcpl. net • 281-492-8592 Spanish Computer Classes • 4:30pm • Basic computer classes taught in Spanish. Clase de la computadora • Katy Branch Library • hcpl.net • 281-391-3509
SATURDAY Saturday @ the Movies • 2:00pm • Enjoy n action packed film with big sound and big screen. • Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek • hcpl.net • 281-550-0885
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If you ask other people, they’ll have similar stories to tell. I have a friend who fell off the back of an exercise bike in Sears at the age of 13…unfortunately, her shorts stayed on the seat. It’s a part of life – these embarrassing moments. In a way, they bond us together as humans, and they help us build character (I keep telling myself).
If there is one thing that unites all people in this world, it’s our childhoods. Or, more specifically, it’s that at one time or another, the vast majority of us have had at least one embarrassing moment take place during that time. I’m sure something popped into your mind the moment you just read my previous sentence. Whatever it is that you did, I bet it is as fresh in your mind as if it happened yesterday. For me, I was ten. It was summer and I swam on a community swim team at an outdoor pool not far from
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My daughter can now join us in that pantheon of embarrassment. Last week, she was riding her bike with a group of her friends. All my home. As I did every morning of them are 12. So, they were in the summer, I woke up early, put obviously being goofy, giggling on a swim suit under my shorts or and having a good time. Sometime pants, hopped on my bike and during the bike ride, my daughter got this bright idea to shift off of rode down to the pool. her bike seat and slide her body On one particular morning, back over her rear bicycle tire. however, as we all stood on Thinking she was ‘all-that,’ she the deck stripping down to our shouted to her friends: “Look, it’s bathing suits, I pulled off my pants the new way to ride a bike.” to discover, much to my horror, Unfortunately, the demonstration that I was still in my whitie tighties. You can imagine the heckling as was short lived. In her haste to I stood there shocked, looking at invent the new riding position, she my underwear wondering where I somehow forgot the importance of went wrong. keeping her fanny riding high. She
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lowered herself too far and the back wheel grabbed on to her shorts…and yes, her underwear, and began a tug-of-war. The tire won. Before she knew it, there was nothing between my daughter’s derriere and the rubber on the wheel. She has the tire marks and abrasions to prove it. So, as her friends were literally rolling on the ground laughing, my daughter was stopped in the middle of the street trying to hike her pants back over her behind. Poor thing. When she told me this story, I, of course, laughed my head off. But, apparently according to my daughter, I didn’t make nearly as much noise as the people in the car behind her who witnessed the entire thing. But, in all fairness to me, they had a horn. Which finally leads me this week to another aspect that many, many of us share in common from our childhoods: nicknames. My daughter will be forever now known as: ‘skid-butt.’
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